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[Father and Son with Rifles]

Copy negative of a father and his son holding rifles. Both of the men are wearing hats, holding rifles, and have ammunition tied around their waists.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ciudad Juarez, Administracion de Correos]

Copy negative of the Ciudad Juarez Administracion de Correos (Juarez Post Office). There is a horse-drawn vehicle in front of the building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jefes]

Photograph of the three Jefes (the bosses). The men are wearing suits, hats, and warm coats. The man in the center is Gringo Graves which who my have headed one of the many American mining companies in Mexico. Behind them, a large group of men is waiting to board an open train car.
Date: 191X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Libertad Street Scene in Ciudad Chihuahua]

Copy negative of a Libertad street scene in Ciudad Chihuahua. There are multiple horse-drawn vehicles next to storefronts. Palacio Federal can be seen in the background on the left
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Preparing Food]

Photograph of a woman preparing food amidst a group of men and women in a rebel camp. Women would often follow their husbands and other family members during the Mexican Revolution as they marched to various locations, to care for them.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rebel Cannon]

Photograph of a group of rebel soldiers observing a cannon in front of a heavily damaged building in Mexico. The sign across the end of the building reads "Cubillas y Garcia, Agentes de Aduanas," which translates to "Cubillas and Garcia, Customs Agents."
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People near the Texas White House]

Photograph of people standing near the Texas White House and a fence that has a banner stating "Bienvenido Senor Presidente."
Date: unknown
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mexican Flag at LBJ Ranch]

Photograph of a Mexican flag on a flagpole at LBJ Ranch. There is a banner near the ground that reads "Bienvenido Senor Presidente". Several people are congregating around the area.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mexican Flag at LBJ Ranch]

Photograph of a Mexican flag flying at LBJ Ranch. There is a banner that reads "Bienvenido Senor Presidente" in honor of Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, the president of Mexico. Several men and women are walking around outside near the flag and banner.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Soldiers]

Photograph of twelve men standing outside of a makeshift Red Cross building.
Date: 1911~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men in Carriage]

Copy negative of a group of people in a carriage stopping to be photographed. There are five men in the photograph. Four of the men are wearing hats.
Date: 191X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Juarez Depot]

Photograph of civilians waiting outside the Juarez Depot. There is a flag hanging from a support beam that reads "Brigada Sanitaria".
Date: 1912~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Francisco "Pancho" Villa]

Copy negative of Francisco "Pancho" Villa.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Street Scene in Parral]

Copy negative of a street scene in Parral. According to accompanying information, the photograph of multiple dead Insurrectos was taken after a gun battle.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Standing in Front of Train]

Copy negative of a group of men standing in front of a train. According to accompanying information, the train is identified as a Mexican train by the name of "Nor-Oeste de Mexico." The locomotive is identified as the Ferrocarril del Noroeste which primarily ran between the Mexican states Sonora and Sinaloa. A uniformed soldier stands at the front of the engine.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Francisco "Pancho" Villa at Home]

Copy negative of Francisco "Pancho" Villa at home. In the photograph, the individual is riding a horse.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Office of American States at HemisFair '68

Image of Office of American States at the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hemisfair model with “Viva Hemisfair” prop

Hemisfair model with “Viva Hemisfair” prop for the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.
Date: December 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

El Sombrero ride at Six Flags Over Texas

Photograph of the "El Sombrero" ride at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, taken during a planning trip for HemisFair '68. Part of the entrance is visible above a fence with the ride name on it and structures to either side of the fence; people are waiting to get on the ride behind the fence.
Date: October 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hemisfair poster- cow with horns and flags

Image of a HemisFair poster of a cow with horns and flags at the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio.
Date: 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Espectacular Magnifica Gradiosa Maravillosa Estupendo Colosal

Postcard from the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio, Texas. The image on the card shows the head of a mustachioed man wearing a tall sombrero that covers his eyes and a scarf. The text "Espectacular Magnifica Gradiosa Maravillosa Estupendo Colosal" appears above the image.
Date: 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Official souvenir HemisFair 1968 map (open access)

Official souvenir HemisFair 1968 map

HemisFair souvenir map booklet with pictorial maps of buildings and attractions that make up the fair site. Included is a cut-out model of the Tower of the Americas with instructions on how to make it.
Date: 1968~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lone Star Pavilion

Advertising postcard featuring an architectural illustration of the Lone Star Pavilion, one of the many exhibit halls at Hemisfair '68. It includes people standing at various points on the two-story building, the Tower of the Americas in the background (at left), and boats in the waterway in front of the building.
Date: 1967
Creator: Plastichrome of Texas
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Proposed tower = Torre en proyecto (open access)

Proposed tower = Torre en proyecto

Description of the Tower of the Americas concept drawing by O'Neil Ford. Description is in English and Spanish, and contains short information about the architect, cost, height, elevators, capacity, and tower facilities.
Date: 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History